A buddy gave me a packet of Brewferm Blanche Wit yeast, and my next brewday is coming up this weekend. I've never brewed a Wit and don't really care all that much for them in general, so I was thinking of livening it up with some late citrusy hops - maybe an ounce or two total so it's not crazy but gives the right idea. My hop collection is pretty scattershot right now, so I'm thinking Pacifica, Lemon Drop, Azacca, and Amarillo are my best bets; of those I'm leaning toward Pacifica for the "orange marmelade and light citrus" flavors which would probably work pretty well in the style.
Taking a total crapshoot right now, for a six gallon batch I'm looking at about 47.5% each 2-row and wheat malt and 5% honey for roughly 11p (1.044) OG, with 5.4 IBUs of Pacifica at 60 minutes, 6.2 IBUs at 20 minutes, and 2.8 IBUs at 5 minutes - that's 8g, 15g, and 21g respectively, with the weird IBU balance being due to the desire to balance bitterness, hops flavor, and aroma. 20 grams orange peel and 30 grams coriander (do I crush it?) at five minutes; I can go less on those but not more.
If I feel good about this recipe or one like it in a couple days, I'll be brewing it this weekend. Otherwise I'll go with something else this weekend and return to this in a few weeks. Any feedback I can get would be great, because these are uncharted waters for me so I'm pretty lost here.
Taking a total crapshoot right now, for a six gallon batch I'm looking at about 47.5% each 2-row and wheat malt and 5% honey for roughly 11p (1.044) OG, with 5.4 IBUs of Pacifica at 60 minutes, 6.2 IBUs at 20 minutes, and 2.8 IBUs at 5 minutes - that's 8g, 15g, and 21g respectively, with the weird IBU balance being due to the desire to balance bitterness, hops flavor, and aroma. 20 grams orange peel and 30 grams coriander (do I crush it?) at five minutes; I can go less on those but not more.
If I feel good about this recipe or one like it in a couple days, I'll be brewing it this weekend. Otherwise I'll go with something else this weekend and return to this in a few weeks. Any feedback I can get would be great, because these are uncharted waters for me so I'm pretty lost here.